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KINGMAN CROWNED AT CARTIER AWARDS
TOMLINSON BOOKS BARBADOS TRIP
For the third time in four years, Khalid Abdullah took
home the highest honor at the Cartier Awards with a
homebred when his 3-year-old miler Kingman (GB)
(Invincible Spirit {Ire}) was crowned Europe=s Horse of
the Year in a ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel in
London, England last night.
The John Gosden-trained
Kingman, who won this
year=s G1 Irish 2000 Guineas,
G1 St James=s Palace S.,
G1 Sussex S. and G1 Prix
Jacques le Marois, beat out
fellow 3-year-old and dual
Derby winner Australia (GB)
L to R: Philip Mitchell, Douglas
(Galileo {Ire}), triple Group 1
Erskine-Crum, Cartier’s Arnaud
Bamberger, John Gosden & Lord winner Noble Mission (GB)
(Galileo {Ire}) and dual
Grimthorpe Racenews
G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe
heroine Treve (Fr) (Motivator
{GB}) in the Horse of the Year category, and also took
home the champion 3-year-old colt title over Australia,
Charm Spirit (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and The Grey
Gatsby (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}). Khalid Abdullah=s
Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) provided him with back-toback Horse of the Year honors in 2011 and 2012.
"Big thank you to John and all his team at
Clarehaven, they've performed miracles with this
horse," Khalid Abdullah=s Racing Manager, Teddy
Grimthorpe, told Channel 4 Racing after accepting the
award. Gosden added, "The Sussex S. at Goodwood
was extraordinary, and in itself indicative of what he
could do." Cont. p3
Trainer Mike Tomlinson, standing out back, saw off
all challengers to purchase yesterday=s topper at
Keeneland November, which, with a session heavy on
horses-of-racing age, slipped a touch from 2013
numbers but generally maintained well. Tomlinson came
away with the promising 2-year-old Barbados
(Speightstown-Northern Station, by
Street Cry {Ire})
(hip 2860), a winning
colt from the WinStar
Racing consignment
who brought
$340,000. Tomlinson
said he was acting on
behalf of the Chicagobased Paul Hanifl, who
operates Suzanne
Barbados
Stables.
Keeneland
AHe was athletic and
ran a good number [speed figure] in his last start at
Keeneland, and it=s just hard to find nice 2-year-olds
that you can buy that have pedigree and have talent,@
said Tomlinson.
Barbados, in training with Kellyn Gorder, ran a good
second on debut at Kentucky Downs Sept. 6 and was
fifth in Franklin Sept. 24, then shipped to Keeneland
and romped by five lengths sprinting in the slop
Oct. 16.
AHe was clean x-way wise, and everything looked
good,@ said Tomlinson. Cont. p6
FRANKEL FEVER TO CONTINUE AT GOFFS
By Kelsey Riley
Goffs became the first auction house to offer a foal
by the unbeaten superstar Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire})
when selling the stakes-producing Crystal Gaze (Ire)
(Rainbow Quest), with her Frankel colt by her side, to
MV Magnier for ,1.15 million at is inaugural Goffs
London Sale in June. Less than a month later, Frankel
fever continued halfway around
the world when a filly out of
Goodwood March (GB)
(Foxhound) commanded
-96,000,000 (US$941,177) at
the JRHA Foal Sale.
Next week, Goffs will become
the first European auction house
to offer weanlings by Frankel
when it sends six youngsters by
Frankel
the dual Cartier Horse of the
Racing Post
Year through the ring at its
November Foal Sale, which runs Nov. 17 to 20. The
Frankel foals--four fillies and two colts--will all be
offered on the final day. Cont. p12
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Mr. Sidney Returns to
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Mr. Sidney at Walmac Farm
yesterday
Mr. Sidney (Storm Cat), victor of the 2009
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the 2015 breeding season after standing his first
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Kingman Crowned at Cartier Awards cont. from p1
Tabbed a J “TDN Rising Star” J as a juvenile
last year, Kingman opened his sophomore season with
a 4 1/2-length victory over Night of Thunder (Ire)
(Dubawi {Ire}) in the G3 Greenham S. Apr. 12, and
suffered his lone defeat at the hands of that rival when
a narrow second in the G1 2000 Guineas three weeks
later. Kingman bounced back with a five-length
demolition of the Irish 2000 Guineas another three
weeks later, and once again used his devastating turn
of foot to upend Night of Thunder in the G1 St James=s
Palace at Royal Ascot. Trying elders for the first time in
the Sussex July 30, Kingman ran away from the
defending winner and G1 Queen Anne S. hero
Toronado (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), and the strapping
bay closed out his career with a 2 1/2-length score over
GI Breeders= Cup Mile second Anodin (Ire) (Anabaa) in
the Marois. A throat infection left Kingman on the
sidelines for Champions Day, and he has since been
retired to stand alongside Frankel at Juddmonte=s
Banstead Manor Stud, where he will command a fee of
,55,000 in 2015. It has already been revealed that
Sheikh Hamdan=s Taghrooda (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}),
who took home champion 3-year-old filly honors last
night on the merit of her wins in the G1 Investec Oaks
and G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S., will be
amongst Kingman=s first book. Taghrooda, who also
finished second in the G1 Yorkshire Oaks and third in
the Arc, was Kingman=s stablemate at Gosden=s yard.
She is the first filly in 50 years to win the King George.
"She's done wonders for the morale of the whole
team,@ Sheikh Hamdan=s Racing Manager, Angus Gold,
told Channel 4 Racing. AJohn Gosden and his gang
haven't put a foot wrong."
A Noble Accomplishment...
The good fortune for Khalid Abdullah continued last
night when Noble Mission bested Treve, Cirrus des
Aigles (Fr) (Even Top {Ire}) and Integral (GB) (Dalakhani
{Ire}) in the older
horse category. A fullbrother to Frankel,
who also took this
honor in 2012, Noble
Mission found his
best stride as a 5year-old this year.
Nurtured in his earlier
days by Sir Henry
Cecil, Noble Mission
landed in the care of
Noble Mission, Lady Cecil and James
that legendary
Doyle
trainer=s widow upon
Racing Post
Cecil=s death last
year. Noble Mission opened a four-race win streak in
the Apr. 25 G3 Gordon Richards S., and followed up in
the G3 Huxley S. two weeks later, besting the talented
Telescope (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) on both occasions. A first
Group 1 win came in the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup
May 25. Cont. p4
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Cartier Awards cont.
While Noble Mission was second by a head to the line
in the G1 Grand Prix de Saint Cloud June 29, he was
later awarded that event after the winner, Spiritjim (Fr)
(Galileo {Ire}), was taken down for a positive test.
Second in the G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis-Bayerisches
Zuchtrennen July 27, Noble Mission closed out his
career, while again emulating his famed elder brother,
with a victory in the G1 Champion S. Oct. 18. Noble
Mission will stand at Lane=s End Farm in Kentucky next
year.
All About Power...
Europe=s sprint division in 2014 was largely
dominated by the Power family duo of Sole Power (GB)
(Kyllachy {GB}) and Slade Power (Ire) (Dutch Art {GB}),
and it was the former who edged out his Eddie Lynam
stablemate for divisional honors at the Cartier Awards
last night. The
7-year-old gelding
opened a memorable
Royal Ascot for his
trainer when taking
the G1 King=s Stand
S. for a second time
June 17, and he
added a second
G1 Nunthorpe S. to
his resume next out
Aug. 22. Sole Power
finished fourth
Sole Power
behind sprint
Racing Post
division finalists
G Force (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) and Gordon Lord Byron
(Ire) (Byron {GB}) in the G1 Betfred Sprint Cup Sept. 6,
and closed out his season when eighth, beaten two
lengths, in the G1 Prix de l=Abbaye at Longchamp
Oct. 5.
"We call Eddie Lynam the Wizard of Oz because he's
brought us something from over the rainbow," Sabena
Power told Channel 4 Racing.
At the other end of the stamina spectrum, Derrick
Smith, Mrs. John Magnier and Michael Tabor=s Leading
Light (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) scooped up champion stayer
honors. Last year=s G3 Queen=s Vase and G1 St Leger
hero continued to excel over extended distances this
year, claiming the G3 Vintage Crop S. at Navan on
seasonal debut May 18 before a courageous neck
victory in the G1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot June 19. The
Aidan O=Brien charge added the G3 Irish St Leger Trial
Aug. 24 before finishing second in the main event three
weeks leading to division finalist Brown Panther (GB)
(Shirocco {Ger}). Leading Light wrapped up his
campaign when a hard-luck seventh in the G2 British
Champions Long Distance Cup Oct. 18, where he
suffered suspensory injuries.
"He's given us some fantastic memories both this
year and last year, and some nervous moments too,"
Paul Smith told Channel 4 Racing after accepting the
award. Cont. p5
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Cartier Awards cont.
The Coolmore team doubled up in the 2-year-old male
category, which saw Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})
crowned. A debut fourth at Leopardstown June 6,
Gleneagles kicked off a
four-race win streak at
The Curragh June 29. He
became a stakes winner
in his third start when
taking the G3 Tyros S.
July 24, and added the
G2 Futurity S. a month
later. Gleneagles
continued his climb up
the ladder in The
Gleneagles
Curragh=s G1 National S.
Racing Post
Sept. 14, and would be
riding a five-race win
streak if not for being disqualified from victory in the
G1 Jean-Luc Lagardere after crowding the placed
horses close to home.
Tiggy Wiggy (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) far outran her
,41,000 yearling price tag this year, and the Richard
Hannon charge added to her haul when taking
champion 2-year-old filly honors last night. An early
first-out winner at Kempton Mar. 29, Tiggy Wiggy
added a Salisbury conditions event May 4 before
finishing second to Patience Alexander (Ire) (Kodiac
{GB}) in the Listed Marygate S. May 16.
A victory in Sandown=s Listed National S. followed
two weeks later, and Tiggy Wiggy found only Anthem
Alexander (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) too tough in
the G2 Queen Mary S. at Royal Ascot June 18. Tiggy
Wiggy bounced back with a Newbury conditions win
July 19, and after besting the eventual G1 Moyglare
Stud S. heroine Cursory Glance (Distorted Humor) in
the G2 Lowther S. Aug. 21, she made all to win the
G1 Cheveley Park S. Sept. 27.
Sheikh Hamdan Honored...
Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum, who enjoyed a banner
season with champion sophomore filly Taghrooda and
G1 Coral-Eclipse winner Mukhadram (GB) (Shamardal)
in Britain, was the recipient of the Cartier/Daily
Telegraph Award of Merit last night. That honor is
bestowed on an individual or group that has made
significant contributions to racing either in the past year
or over their lifetime, and Sheikh Hamdan certainly
qualifies on both counts. Sheikh Hamdan enjoyed a
one-two in the Oaks courtesy Taghrooda and Tarfasha
(Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) and they, as well as Mukhadram, will
embark on their breeding careers for Shadwell next
year.
Sheikh Hamdan=s successful run in British racing has
spanned more than 30 years, and includes a pair of
Derby victories courtesy Nashwan and Erhaab, the
former also having won the G1 2000 Guineas. Cont. p6
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Cartier Awards cont.
Sheikh Hamdan has also campaigned some
outstanding filly Classic winners, including Al Bahathri,
Salsabil (GB), Harayir, Lahan (GB) and Ghanaati. Al
Bahathri went on to
produce 2000 Guineas
winner and sire Haafhd
(GB). Other luminaries to
race for Sheikh Hamdan
include G1 Prix de l=Arc
de Triomphe winner
Sakhee and outstanding
sprinter Dayjur. Many of
Sheikh Hamdan=s great
Sheikh Hamdan leads in Taghrooda racehorses, including
Nashwan and triple Group
after the Oaks
1 winner and sire Nayef,
Racing Post
descend from his great
mare Height of Fashion.
Sheikh Hamdan has much to look forward to next
year, with the exciting juveniles currently in his arsenal
including G2 Gimcrack S. winner Muhaarar (GB) (Oasis
Dream {GB}), G2 Superlative S. and G2 Champagne S.
victor Estidhkaar (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and impressive
maiden winner Faydhan (War Front).
Commenting on the Cartier Awards, Cartier=s Racing
Consultant Harry Herbert said, "2014 was another
exceptionally strong year for quality flat racing in
Europe and horses trained here did well the world over.
Kingman is an excellent winner of the Cartier Horse of
the Year award and overcame stiff opposition from
Treve, Australia and Noble Mission. He was also
successful in the Cartier 3-year-old colt category. I wish
to congratulate his connections and those of Noble
Mission, Taghrooda, Sole Power, Leading Light,
Gleneagles and Tiggy Wiggy for being Cartier Racing
Award winners too. Sheikh Hamdan has been rewarded
this year for his long-term investment in bloodstock and
I am thrilled the Cartier Jury gave him the Cartier/Daily
Telegraph Award Of Merit."
KEENELAND
NOVEMBER
Nov. 6-14
10 a.m.
Tomlinson Books Barbados Trip cont. from p1
It was Barbados=s second time through the Keeneland
ring in seven months and his third in 14 months. Ciaran
Dunne signed for the colt for $160,000 at the 2013
Keeneland September Sale, and resold him to WinStar
earlier this year for $230,000 at the sale company=s
April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale.
Tomlinson said he was under no allusions that he
was necessarily buying a Classic-type prospect.
AHe=s a typey, good-looking horse, and two turns
might be a stretch for him,@ he said.
Tomlinson, continued AWe just wanted a nice horse,
and there are lot of nice races you can win around one
turn.@
Suzanne Stables, named after
Hanifl=s wife, currently has five
or six horses in training, said
Tomlinson, primarily with Larry
Rivelli. Paul Hanifl is the vice
president of business
development for Sage Products,
a healthcare manufacturing
company.
AI=ve trained for him in the
past, but this will be the first one
of had for him in a while,@
Mike Tomlinson
Keeneland
Tomlinson said. AThe colt is
going to Churchill Downs from
here. We=ll give him a day or two to settle [before
resuming training]. Then we=ll ship him to Gulfstream
Park at the end of the month, when Churchill=s over.@
For the session, 253 horses sold for $8,373,400, an
average of $33,096. That was down 10.7% from last
year=s session eight average of $37,069. The median
was $23,000, an 8% slip from 2013, while the RNA
rate of 21.7% was over double last year=s rate of 10%.
While session numbers were down, last year=s
session featured a particularly strong racing-age
selection, including a draft from Adena Springs that
produced the GI Arlington Million winner Hardest Core
(Hard Spun), who brought $210,000. Four other Adena
horses also brought six figures last year, led by the
$330,000 Montana Native (Yes It=s True). Cont. p7
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Tomlinson Books Barbados Trip cont.
Adena didn=t have a racing-age draft this year. Last
year=s session was topped by the $450,000 General
Election (Harlan=s Holiday).
In total at November, 1,850 horses have sold for
$197,747,400. The resulting average of $106,890 is
up 8.8% from the 2013 average of $98,252.
The cumulative median is $51,000, up 8.5% from
$47,000. The sale RNA rate stands at 22%, compared
to 15.5% last term.
Today=s single-session Book 5 begins this morning at
10 a.m., and will be followed by two days of Book 6
that conclude the sale. For more, visit
www.keeneland.com.
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Orb (Malibu Moon)
Stroll (Pulpit)
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SESSION TOTALS
Catalogued
No. Offered
No. Sold
RNAs
% RNAs
No. $100K+
High Price
Gross
Average (% change)
Median (% change)
CUMULATIVE
Catalogued
No. Offered
No. Sold
RNAs
% RNAs
Gross
Average (% change)
Median (% change)
2014
408
323
253
70
21.7%
13
$340,000
$8,373,400
$33,096 (-10.7%)
$23,000 (-8%)
2014
2,905
2,371
1,850
521
22%
$197,747,400
$106,890 (+8.8%)
$51,000 (+8.5%)
2013
410
244
211
33
10%
7
$450,000
$6,841,900
$37,069
$25,000
2013
2,839
2,292
1,937
355
15.5%
$190,315,000
$98,252
$47,000
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KEENELAND NOVEMBER
TUESDAY=S TOP MARES
Hip
2567
2833
2764
Name
Status
Price ($)
Big Sink Star
i/f to Bellamy Road
150,000
(m, 9, A.P. Indy--Simadartha, by Gone West)
Consigned by Denali Stud (Craig & Holly Bandoroff)
Purchased by Grey Flight
South Beach Queen
i/f to Violence
87,000
(m, 5, Elusive Quality--Bella Gatto, by Storm Cat)
Consigned by Garrencasey Sales LLC, agent
Purchased by Woodford Thoroughbreds
On Location
Racing/b’mare prospect 85,000
(f, 4, Street Cry {Ire}--Film Maker, by Dynaformer)
Consigned by Mill Ridge Sales, agent
Purchased by James Ryan Jr
TUESDAY=S TOP WEANLINGS
Lot Sex Sire
Dam
Price ($)
2567 filly Tapizar
Heckuva Hunter
145,000
($185,000 in utero ‘14 KEEJAN)
B-Robert Estill Courtney Jr (KY)
Consigned by Stonebridge LLC (Robert E Courtney Jr), agent
Purchased by Christina R Jelm, agent for JSM Equine
2685 colt Gemologist
Irish Wedding
125,000
($115,000 in utero ‘13 KEENOV)
B-Pin Oak Stud and Brookfield Stud (KY)
Consigned by Elm Tree Farm LLC (Mr & Mrs Jody Huckabay)
Purchased by B T A Stable
2747 filly Maclean’s Music
Mystery Girl
70,000
B-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings (KY)
Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent
Purchased by Stonestreet Stables LLC
2500 colt Pioneerof the Nile
Tellum Texan
70,000
B-Breeder Glen Oak Farm & Two Stamps Stable (KY)
Consigned by Gainesway, Agent VIII
Purchased by Machmer Hall & Scuderia Montese
TUESDAY=S TOP RACING/STALLION PROSPECTS
Hip
2860
Name
Status
Price ($)
Barbados
Racing/stallion prospect 340,000
(c, 2, Speightstown--Northern Station, by Street Cry {Ire})
Consigned by WinStar Racing, agent
Purchased by Paul Hanifl
2893 Race Day
Racing/stallion prospect 285,000
(c, 3, Tapit--Rebalite, by More Than Ready)
Consigned by WinStar Racing, agent
Purchased by Ghost Bloodstock
2891 Only in America
Racing prospect
215,000
(g, 4, Tiznow--Well Dressed, by Notebook)
Consigned by WinStar Racing, agent
Purchased by Cromwell Bloodstock, agent
2901 Slumber (GB)
Racing/stallion prospect 200,000
(h, 6, Cacique {Ire}--Sound Asleep, by Woodman)
Consigned by Mill Ridge Sales, agent
Purchased by Steven W Young, agent
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Ballis Returns to Racing Age Session for Race Day...
Yesterday=s second-highest horse was the 3-year-old
racing or stallion prospect Race Day (Tapit--Rebalite, by
More Than Ready), who
was purchased by Jake
Ballis for $285,000. Ballis
signed under the name
Ghost Bloodstock, and
said he was acting on
behalf of owner and
partner Matt Schera.
Race Day was offered
from the WinStar Racing
draft as hip 2893. The
racy gray has won two of
four starts in his young
career. Placed in his first
two starts sprinting for
trainer Kellyn Gorder at
Ellis Park this summer, he
stretched out to win a
Race Day
Keeneland maiden special
Keeneland
Oct. 3. Race Day kept his
record perfect around
two turns with a Churchill allowance/optional claimer
win on the main track Nov. 2.
AWe liked his last two races, and I think he=s going to
improve on the turf,@ said Ballis. AWe just have to figure
out where we=re going to send him now. He=ll got to
either Florida or California.@
Ballis said he considered it a fair price to pay. AI was
hoping to get him cheaper than that, but he=s a raceready horse that can run in a month,@ he said. AI
thought he=d bring between $200,000-$300,000. I was
hoping the lower end of $200,000, but I think we got a
nice horse. Hopefully, we can improve him.@
Ballis isn=t a stranger to buying at November=s racingage session. Last year, he signed for the once-raced,
unbeaten 3-year-old Mean Season (Henny Hughes) at
$150,000. That looked like a steal when Mean Season
blitzed a field of Aqueduct optional claimers by eight
lengths a month later in an effort that earned him
J “TDN Rising Star” J status. He doubled up with
a similarly impressive romp at Aqueduct in March, but
suffered a stress fracture in the race and was given
time off. The TDN=s Steve Sherack reported in
September that Mean Season was rehabbing at Fair Hill
and being pointed toward a 2015 campaign.
AWe had good luck last year, and hopefully we can
get some luck with this one,@ said Ballis.
Mean Season isn=t Ballis=s only horse to watch in
2015. Along with NBA star Rashard Lewis, he owns
Cigar Street (Street Sense), who recently ran a midpack seventh in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic in his third
start off a long layoff.
Ballis was making his first purchase at November, but
it wasn=t for lack of trying.
AWe did some pinhooking last year and were going to
buy some foals this year, but it=s a strong market,@ he
said. AWe bid on a lot, but got outbid on everything.@
Cont. p10
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TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/12/14 • PAGE 10 of 21 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Ballis Returns to Racing Age Session for Race Day cont.
Race Day was one of the 22 official horses to sell
from the WinStar Racing draft. Those horses grossed
$2,077,00 for an average of $94,409. Not included in
Keeneland=s official figures was the sale of the 3-yearold colt Announcement (Tiznow--Nany=s Sweep, by End
Sweep), who initially RNA=d in the ring for $250,000.
Catalogued as hip 2859, Announcement sold shortly
thereafter to trainer Eddie Kenneally, WinStar=s Elliott
Walden confirmed.
Walden said he was content with how the WinStar
horses sold, and in particular the $340,000 sessiontopping juvenile Barbados (Speightstown).
AIt went well,@ he said. AIt was kind of where I thought
it would be, and of course, when you bring a 2-yearold, there=s a little bit of a premium. [Barbados] is a fast
horse, and there are so many opportunities for horses
that are just turning three. There were some nice
horses in the sale that are going to do well, and it will
help the whole thing cycle back next year.@
Walden also provided an update on Cowtown Cat
(Distorted Humor), the stallion prospect who was
scratched from the sale after flipping over at the sale
Monday. AHe=s doing great,@ said Walden. AHe=ll go back
to the farm tomorrow. He didn=t have a skull fracture,
but he had a seizure right after he fell after hitting his
head, so obviously we were concerned.@
The Six-Figure Count: One Mare, Two Weanlings...
Tuesday=s mare topper was the $150,000 Big Sink
Star (A.P. Indy--Simadartha, by Gone West), who sold
to Grey Flight from the draft of Craig and Holly
Bandoroff=s Denali Stud. The 9-year-old Big Sink Star,
catalogued as hip 2567, sold in foal to Bellamy Road.
Denali sold on behalf of WinStar Farm.
Big Sink Star is a half to the group performer Vault
(Danehill Dancer {Ire]) and hails from the exemplary
family of Coup de Folie, Machiavellian, et al. But it was
a big update that really upped her value in the sales ring
yesterday. Since the catalogue, her 4-year-old son
Calgary Cat (Cowtown Cat) earned his first black type
victory when winning the GIII Bold Venture S. by three
lengths at Woodbine Sept. 13. He then came back to
be third in the grassy GII Nearctic S. Oct. 19.
Also since the catalogue, Big Sink Star=s 2-year-old
son Conquest Harlanday (Harlan=s Holiday), a $200,000
Keeneland September yearling in 2013, debuted at
Churchill Downs. He went unplaced at 7-2 odds after a
slow start.
Big Sink Star had another colt by Harlan=s Holiday sell
at the most recent September renewal, where he
brought $130,000 to the bid of Julio Rada.
AShe was a big, pretty mare, and she had a really
good update,@ said Denali=s Craig Bandoroff. APeople
paid attention, and we made people pay attention, and
it was good. The yearlings had sold well, and people
knew about them. That=s the thing: there=s no hidden
information anymore.@
Bandoroff said that, if nothing else, he=s seeing a lot
of horses change hands at November. AThere=s a lot of
trading going on, and I think that=s a big objective of
what November=s all about,@ he said. ASome of the ones
you don=t want, somebody else does, and you try to
get new ones. The foal market is about the same as it=s
been. If you have one that ticks all the boxes, as the
old staying goes, they=re all over them. And yet there
are people there for the other ones, too. Horses are
turning over. Are people making money? That=s the
$64,000 question.@
Two weanlings brought six figures yesterday at
November. Leading the way was a filly from the first
crop of Tapizar (Tapit) who was knocked down to
Christina Jelm, agent for JSM Equine, for $145,000.
Robert E. Courtney Jr.=s Stonebridge LLC consigned the
daughter of Heckuva Hunter (Lion Heart), who hails
from the immediate family of the recent $3 million
Fasig-Tipton November mare Sweet Lulu (Mr. Greeley).
She sold as hip 2670.
The other six-figure weanling was a first-crop
Gemologist (Tiznow) colt who sold to B.T.A. Stable for
$125,000. Bred by Pin Oak Stud and Brookfield Stud
and consigned by Elm Tree Racing as hip 2685, the colt
is the first foal from the winning Irish Wedding
(Johannesburg), a half to GSP Holiday Promise (Harlan=s
Holiday) and SP Anchorage (Tapit). It=s the extended
Pin Oak family of Wedding Vow, Broken Vow, et al.
The colt was purchased in utero last year at Keeneland
November for $115,000 by J.C.E.A.E.
IN OTHER NEWS...
A Daily Roundup of Racing Articles in Non-Industry Media
All 43 Works From Bunny Mellon’s Collection Sell at Sotheby’s
Auction “Rachel Lambert Mellon, better known as Bunny, spent her
lifetime collecting whatever caught her eye, from antique porcelains and
shaker baskets to abstract paintings by Rothko and Diebenkorn. Her
legendary taste and style, from an era long gone, proved irresistible for
scores of collectors who descended on Sotheby’s York Avenue
salesroom on Monday night to see 43 “masterworks,” as the auction
house called them, bringing prices that were well past anyone’s
expectations.” Carol Vogel, New York Times
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/12/14 • PAGE 11 of 21 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Sage Advice + Tapizar = $145,000...
Stonebridge LLC=s Robert Courtney Jr. got some
advice from his now-retired father that still sticks with
him.
AHe told me that if you have to give up race record
when you buy a mare, get something from a good
family of fillies who are still producing. That=s the way
to go,@ explained Courtney, whose father Robert Sr.
operated Crestfield Farm for some six decades.
Courtney had that advice in the back of his mind
when he signed for the 8-year-old mare Heckuva Hunter
(Lion Heart) for $185,000 earlier this year at Keeneland
January, and yesterday,
it paid off handsomely
when the Tapizar filly
that Heckuva Hunter
(hip 2670) was carrying
brought $145,000. That
was tops for a weanling
for Keeneland
November=s eighth
session.
Christina Jelm, agent
for JSM Equine,
Hip 2670
purchased the filly, who
Lucas Marquardt
hailed from the first
crop of the 2012
GI Breeders= Cup Dirt Mile winner. Tapizar=s weanlings
have done well at Keeneland November, averaging
$84,214 from 14 sold.
AIt=s a very active family, and she was a really pretty
filly,@ said Courtney. AShe=s a May foal who didn=t look
like a May foal. She was always a nice one; she never
had any problems.@
So what did Courtney like about the family last
January? Heckuva Hunter was a young multiple winner
and a daughter of the Group 1 performer Catch a
Glimpse (Gulch), and was a half-sister to Successful
Outlook (Orientate), heroine of the 2006 GIII Tempted
S.
Successful Outlook, in turn, was the dam of the
outstanding GI Test S. winner Sweet Lulu (Mr.
Greeley), who underscored the family=s current
relevance when she sold to Summer Wind Farm for
$3 million at last week=s Fasig-Tipton November Sale.
Only the $3.1 million Princess of Sylmar (Majestic
Warrior) made more.
AThere are so many good fillies in that family,@ said
Courtney.
This spring, Courtney sent Heckuva Hunter back to
the GI Kentucky Derby winner Orb (Malibu Moon), but
she didn=t catch to the Claiborne stallion. AIt was late in
the season so we just gave her the year off, and we=ll
breed her back to something really nice [in 2015],@ said
Courtney. AWe might go back to Orb.@
Courtney was refreshingly honest in admitting that
not all of his 2014 Keeneland January purchases
worked out in his favor. Courtney had also signed for
Heckuva Hunter=s short-yearling colt by Trappe Shot,
paying $95,000 for him. Cont. p12
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/12/14 • PAGE 12 of 21 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Sage Advice + Tapizar = $145,000 cont.
ABut once I got back to the farm, he started cribbing.
So I turned him back,@ said Courtney. AThen Gainesway
resold him as a [Keeneland September yearling] for
$240,000! But I learned a good lesson. I had it ground
into me to not buy cribbers, but I=m not sure American
trainers care. I owned [MGSW and millionaire]
Rahystrada [Rahy], and he was the worst cribber in the
world. Game On Dude [Awesome Again] was a cribber.
But hey, I made some money and I=m happy.@
Courtney said that, these days, he sells almost all of
his horses as weanlings, rather than waiting for the
yearling sales. AIt makes sense, because that=s all
they=re looking at out there,@ he said. AThere are some
lovely mares out there at this sale, but a lot of these
guys could care less.@
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Frankel Fever to Continue at Goffs cont. from p1
The first crop of Frankel will no doubt spark a frenzy
that hasn=t been seen since the first progeny of dual
Classic and G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe hero Sea the
Stars (Ire) went through the ring in 2011.
Should anyone require a refresher, Frankel went
undefeated in 14 starts between 2010 and 2012 for
owner/breeder Khalid Abdullah and trainer Sir Henry
Cecil. The bay capped his juvenile campaign with a
victory in Newmarket=s G1 Dewhurst S., and blitzed the
opposition by six front-running lengths in the
G1 2000 Guineas the following spring. Frankel added
the G1 St James=s Palace S., G1 Sussex S. and
G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. as a sophomore and, after
collecting three subsequent Group 1 miles at four-including the G1 Queen Anne S. by 11 lengths-successfully stepped up to 10 1/2 furlongs to win the
G1 Juddmonte International by seven lengths. He
capped his career with a victory over Cirrus des Aigles
(Fr) (Even Top {Ire}) in the G1 Champion S. over
10 furlongs on British Champions day at Ascot.
Cont. p13
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/12/14 • PAGE 13 of 21 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Frankel Fever to Continue at Goffs cont.
Other Group 1 winners conquered by Frankel include
Canford Cliffs (Ire) (Tagula {Ire}), Nathaniel (Ire) (Galileo
{Ire}), Excelebration (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}),
Roderic O=Connor (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Farhh (GB)
(Pivotal {GB}). Frankel=s Queen Anne demolition earned
him a Timeform rating of 147--the highest mark ever
assigned by that organization in its near 70 years of
existence.
Frankel has unsurprisingly attracted stellar books his
first two seasons at Juddmonte=s Banstead Manor Stud
in Newmarket, where he has stood the past three
seasons for ,125,000. In his first two seasons, 89% of
the mares Frankel covered were black-type producers or
performers. His first book included 61 Group 1 winners
or producers. Frankel=s first in-foal mares were a hit at
last year=s breeding stock sales; three at Goffs averaged
i750,000, while seven sold at
Tattersalls December for an
average of 1.013 million
guineas, led by the
4-million guineas Dancing Rain
(Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}).
European shoppers will have
their first opportunity to scoop
up Frankel weanlings at the Kill
Frankel--Finsceal Beo filly Paddocks Nov. 20. Al-Eile Stud
Goffs
offers a filly out of champion
and dual Classic winner
Finsceal Beo (Ire) (Mr. Greeley) as lot 897.
The chestnut is a half-sister to last year=s i2.85
million Goffs Orby sale-topper and subsequent
G2 Beresford S. winner Ol= Man River (Ire) (Montjeu
{Ire}), as well as Too The Stars (Ire) (Sea the Stars
{Ire}), who realized i800,000 at this sale in 2011.
Ballylinch Stud presents lot 886, a half-sister to
French Group 3 winner US Law (Ire) (Lawman {Fr})
from the immediate family of Group 1 winners
Pharaoh=s Delight (GB) (Fairy King) and Red Rocks (Ire)
(Galileo {Ire}). Airlie Stud brings lot 885, a daughter of
multiple group winner Discreet Brief (Ire) (Darshaan
{GB}) and a half to G2 Royal Lodge S. winner Steeler
(Ire) (Raven=s Pass). Barronstown Stud has lot 912A, a
filly out of Guessing. The
filly=s dam is a daughter
of champion and dual
Classic winner Imagine
(Ire) (Sadler=s Wells), and
half-sister to Group 1
winner Horatio Nelson
(Giant=s Causeway) and
Group 2 winners
Viscount Nelson (Giant=s
Causeway) and Kitty
Matcham (Ire) (Rock of
Frankel--Discreet Brief filly
Gibraltar {Ire}). It is also
Goffs
the family of G1 Epsom
Derby winner Generous (Ire) (Caerleon) and sprint
champion Moonlight Cloud (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}).
Cont. p14
$7,500 stands and nurses
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/12/14 • PAGE 14 of 21 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Frankel Fever to Continue at Goffs cont.
Finally, Friarstown Stud offers two: lot 800, a
daughter of Song (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells) who was
purchased for i1 million in utero from the Paulyn
Dispersal at Goffs November a year ago. Song is a fullsister to Classic winner Yesterday (Ire) and champion
Quarter Moon (Ire) and lot 938, a colt out G1 E.P.
Taylor S. heroine Lahaleeb (Ire) (Redback {GB}).
Micheal Ryan of Al-Eile Stud, which bought Finsceal
Beo for i340,000 as a Goffs Orby yearling and has
sold both her foals through the Kildare auction house,
noted that he decided to sell that three-time Group 1
winner=s latest produce as a foal in order to capitalize
on the hype of Frankel=s first crop, as he did with her
elder Sea the Stars half-sister Too The Stars (Ire), who
broke her maiden at Epsom
in September. Too The
Stars was one of a pair by
her sire to sell for
i800,000 at this sale in
2011, and a third, an asyet unraced colt, fetched
i850,000, an Irish record
for a weanling.
Ryan noted that Finsceal
Beo=s current foal
resembles both her mother
Frankel--Song filly
and her half-brother Ol=
Goffs
Man River, the current
second choice for next year=s G1 Investec Derby.
AShe=s a lovely, racy type,@ Ryan said. AShe=s a very
similar makeup to [Ol= Man River], but looks a bit more
like the mother. She has a lovely temperament.@
Friarstown=s John Egan noted he is Avery pleased@
with his two Frankel foals that will be sold at Goffs.
AThey=re both fantastic looking foals, and great
walkers,@ he added.
While the filly out of Song boasts a pedigree that
suggests she could be highly sought after as a
broodmare prospect, the colt out of Lahaleeb also hails
from a strong female family. Friarstown bought back
Lahaleeb=s Galileo yearling colt for 1.2 million guineas at
Tattersalls October last year, and the nursery also took
home her Sea the Stars
yearling filly for
300,000gns at the
same sale last month.
AI think the colt will
really turns heads,@
Egan said. AHe=s
outstanding, but the filly
has all the residual value
in the world. It will be
very exciting--I=m
looking forward to
getting them in there.@
Frankel--Lahaleeb colt
Goffs
Song is back in foal to
Dubawi (Ire) and will be
offered by Friarstown at the Goffs November Breeding
Stock sale. Cont. p15
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/12/14 • PAGE 15 of 21 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Frankel Fever to Continue at Goffs cont.
Goffs Chief Executive Henry Beeby noted that
recruiting Frankel foals was a specific initiative taken on
by the Goffs team.
AWe went out specifically to target Frankel foals--we
did some very specific direct marketing to the people
who had the foals,@ Beeby explained. AWe used our
enormous success with the first-crop Sea the Stars
foals to demonstrate that if we were given the
opportunity we=d deliver. Happily, the breeders who
have supported us listened to that and believed in it
too.@
Of the sextet of Frankel foals assembled for Goffs,
Beeby said, AThey are bred in the purple--every one of
them is a potential sale topper. On paper, the Finsceal
Beo is a mega standout. We had enormous success
selling the Sea the Stars--Finsceal Beo for a huge price
at the time, Ol= Man River as a yearling, and now this
filly. I=d be very hopeful they=d sell very well. There are
a number of end users coming to the sale, so we=ve
sort of built the sale around that.@
Beeby noted the Frankel foals he has seen appear to
have a few common traits.
AThey all have great walks, the ones I=ve seen, and
they all have wonderful temperaments,@ he said. AThe
one at [Goffs London] was pulled out of a field five or
six days before the sale, and he showed like a
professional. He showed like a yearling--it was
amazing.@
Beeby said he attended a parade of Frankel foals at
Banstead Manor earlier this year, where the 10
youngsters shown all reflected those same qualities.
AThey all walked up and down beautifully,
impeccably,@ he said. AAnd they had wonderful
temperaments and lovely, strong swinging walks.
They=re a beautiful bunch.@
While the Frankel offerings will no doubt be star
attractions, there is much more to look forward to in
the foal sale catalogue. Two foals by Frankel=s
superstar sire Galileo are set to go under the hammer:
lot 787, a filly out of G1 Irish 1000 Guineas winner
Saoire (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and a half-sister to stakes
winner Requisition (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and lot
826, a half-sister to dual Group 1-winning miler
Toronado (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) whose dam is a
half-sister to G1 Racing Post Trophy victor Casamento
(Ire) (Shamardal).
AIt=s important to remember we have two impeccably
bred Galileos as well,@ Beeby said. AThe Galileo sister to
Toronado is a potential sale-topper at any sale in the
world. The Saoire is by Galileo out of a Classic winner,
so they don=t come much better than that.@
Beeby continued, AIf you just take those eight foals,
then you=ve got some Sea the Stars=, Nathaniel=s,
Invincible Spirits, Lope De Vegas and some other really
well-bred horses. I would say the Goffs November Foal
Sale is the measure of any foal sale anywhere.@
Cont. p16
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/12/14 • PAGE 16 of 21 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Frankel Fever to Continue at Goffs cont.
Frankel isn=t the only luminary of his generation to be
represented by his first crop. Nathaniel, who was
beaten a half-length in second by Frankel on both their
career debuts and went on to win the G1 King George
VI and Queen Elizabeth II S. and G1 Coral-Eclipse, has
three catalogued at Goffs. Nathaniel stands at Newsells
Park Stud in Britain. Excelebration, a resident at
Coolmore in Ireland, finished second or third to Frankel
in four Group 1s prior to winning the G1 Prix Jacques le
Marois and smashing the opposition in the G1 Queen
Elizabeth II S. He has six catalogued. Other sires
represented by their first foals include Group 1 winners
Casamento, Fame and Glory (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}),
Foxwedge (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), Helmet (Aus)
(Exceed and Excel {Aus}), Power (GB) (Oasis Dream
{GB}), Rio De La Plata (Rahy), Sans Frontieres (Ire)
(Galileo {Ire}), Sepoy (Aus) (Elusive Quality) and So You
Think (NZ) (High Chaparral {Ire}).
Commenting on the strength of the new sire crop,
Beeby reflected, AThere were a lot of first-season sires
that have done very well with their first runners this
year. There seems to be a wider cross-section of very
successful first-season sires this year than in a long
time.@
He added, ATo get a couple of Nathaniels to travel
has been great. They=ll stand out, and we=re delighted
to have them.@
STALLIONS REPRESENTED BY FIRST
FOALS AT GOFFS
Stallion
Bated Breath (GB)
Casamento (Ire)
Caspar Netscher (GB)
Dragon Pulse (Ire)
Elzaam (Aus)
Excelebration (Ire)
Fame and Glory (GB)
Famous Name (GB)
Finsceal Fior (Ire)
Foxwedge (Aus)
Frankel (GB)
Harbour Watch (Ire)
Helmet (Aus)
Nathaniel (Ire)
Power (GB)
Requinto (Ire)
Rio De La Plata
Sans Frontieres (Ire)
Sepoy (Aus)
Sir Prancealot (Ire)
So You Think (NZ)
Catalogued
2
45
2
26
22
6
3
14
2
4
6
7
14
3
21
19
1
1
2
45
9
Best Performance
GSW
G1SW
MGSW
MGSW
SW
MG1SW
MG1SW
MGSW
Unraced
G1SW
MG1SW
GSW
MG1SW
MG1SW
MG1SW
MGSW
MG1SW
G1SW
MG1SW
GSW
MG1SW
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/12/14 • PAGE 17 of 21 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
RACETRACK ROUND-UP
Cooper Reveals Plans for Niarchos Pair...
GI Breeders= Cup Mile winner Karakontie (Jpn)
(Bernstein) will remain in training as a 4-year-old next
year while GI
Breeders= Cup Turf
winner Main
Sequence (Aldebaran)
is destined for Dubai,
according to Alan
Cooper, racing
manager to the
Niarchos family.
Winner of the
G1 Jean-Luc
Lagardere as a
juvenile for trainer
Karakontie
Jonathan Pease,
Horsephotos
Karakontie also won
this year=s G1 Poule d=Essai des Poulains.
Reflecting on Karakontie=s Breeders= Cup success,
Cooper said, "We knew he was going to America in
very good condition, but obviously being drawn 14 of
14 was a bit of an unknown. He had a bit of a dip in
form after [finishing eighth in] the Prix du Jockey Club,
but Jonathan got him back for Arc weekend, where
unfortunately he was completely knocked out of the
race in the [G1 Prix de la Foret, when 11th].@ Cont. p18
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/12/14 • PAGE 18 of 21 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Cooper Reveals Plans for Niarchos Pair cont.
Cooper continued, "He traveled well to California, he
was given a great ride from Stephane Pasquier and it
was a fantastic result. He'll stay in training next year
and we'll be looking at all the top European mile races
for him.@
Four-time Grade I winner Main Sequence will now be
aimed at the G1 Dubai Sheema
Classic on the Dubai World Cup
card.
"It has been well documented
that [Main Sequence=s former
trainer] David Lanigan and
Graham Motion talked a lot
about the horse and that has
been instrumental in the success
he has enjoyed," said Cooper.
"He's had a fantastic season and
Main Sequence
the idea is to put him away now
A. Coglianese
with a view to going to Dubai for
the Sheema Classic."
Little Mike Looks to Get Back on Track...
Priscilla Vaccarezza=s 2012 GI Breeders= Cup Turf
winner Little Mike (Spanish Steps) is still working his
way back from foot issues, but trainer Carlo Vaccarezza
hopes to have him back in training by next month.
ALittle Mike is coming out
of his skin, doing great,@
Vaccarezza said. AAt the end
of the month I=m going to
give him another physical
and, as long as everything is
a thousand percent with him,
he=s going to start training
again on December first.@
Little Mike
The winner of last term=s
Benoit Photo
GI Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
Invitational S., the bay was last seen capturing
Gulfstream=s Flying Pidgeon S. May 17 in his lone start
this season.
AHe has been going to the track every day, going
twice around,@ Vaccarezza said. AThe best thing I did
for him was give him some time off.@
Vaccarezza continued, AHe=s going to be eight, but
he=s a May 24 foal so he=s a young eight. Hopefully, we
can have some fun with him in 2015.@
Vaccarezza will showcase his charge in the
Gulfstream paddock Saturday morning prior to his daily
exercise due to the number of requests he has received
via Little Mike=s Facebook page.
AWhen we starting jogging him in October, people
were asking when they could see him,@ Vaccarezza
said. AThe horse is so popular in Florida, especially after
Mucho Macho Man retired. Every day, I get 20 or 30
hits on Facebook asking about Little Mike. They want
to know how he=s doing, when they can see him, when
he is going to run again.@
Vaccarezza said the gelding will run five or six starts
next year, possibly starting with the GI Gulfstream Park
Turf H. Feb. 7.
OBITUARY
JOHAR DIES IN PADDOCK ACCIDENT
The 2003 GI Breeders= Cup Turf hero Johar (Gone
West--Windsharp, by Lear Fan) died yesterday at the
age of 15 after being injured in his paddock, Mill Ridge
Farm announced.
The first foal out of champion Windsharp, the
homebred made history when he dead heated with High
Chaparral (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells) to win the the Breeders=
Cup Turf. It was the first dead heat in Breeders= Cup
history. Trained by Richard Mandella for The
Thoroughbred Corporation, Johar earned victories in the
GI Hollywood Derby, GII Oak Tree Derby and GII San
Marcos S. He retired with a record of 16-6-4-2 and
earnings of $1,494,496.
The bay also found success during his stud career,
with progeny that includes Canadian champion Tu
Endie Wei; GISW Joha; GSW No Jet Lag; and MGSW
millionaire Keertana. Johar will be buried beside his sire
Gone West at Mill Ridge Farm.
AIt is a sad day for us to inform the passing of Johar,@
Mill Ridge=s Headley Bell said in a press release. AHe was
with us a long time having been raised at Mill Ridge and
bred and raced by Thoroughbred Corp. He reached the
pinnacle of racing, dead heating in the Breeders= Cup
Turf with High Chaparral and as a sire with Grade I
winner Joha. We will miss him here at Mill Ridge.@
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/12/14 • PAGE 19 of 21 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
FRENCH GROUP RESULTS, SPONSORED BY THE FRBC
Tuesday, Toulouse, France
PRIX FILLE DE L=AIR-G3, i80,000, TOU, 11-11,
3yo/up, f/m, 10 1/2fT, 2:13.70, gd/sf.
1--@GAGA A (URU), 123, m, 5, by T. H. Approval
1st Dam: Yin (Brz), by Quinze Quilates (Brz)
2nd Dam: Over-Run (Brz), by Arizelos (GB)
3rd Dam: Hizh-Tech (Brz), by Henri le Balafre (Fr)
O-Benjamin Steinbruch; B-Haras Phillipson (Uru);
T-David Smaga; J-Alexis Badel; i40,000. Lifetime
Record: MG1SP-Brz, G1SP-Arg, 29 starts, 4 wins, 14
places, i176,315. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for
the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2--Peut Etre (Ire), 120, f, 3, Whipper--Zut Alors (Ire), by
Pivotal (GB). O-Mme Anne-Marie Hayes;
B-Knocktoran Stud (Ire); T-Philippe Sogorb. i16,000.
3--Heartily (Ire), 120, f, 3, Dubawi (Ire)--Heart=s Content
(Ire), by Daylami (Ire). O-Godolphin SNC; B-Darley
(Ire); T-Henri-Alex Pantall. i12,000.
Margins: HF, 2, 2HF. Odds: 4.00, 8.60, 3.90.
Also Ran: Beautiful Heroine (Ire), No News (Fr), Navarra
(Spa), Daksha (Fr), Oriental Magic (Ger). Click for the
Racing Post result. Equidia VIDEO.
Gaga A, who hit the board three times at the highest
level in South America, posted a European first when
garnering the Aug. 14 Listed Prix Luth Enchantee at
Clairefontaine, but had failed in four attempts since.
Ninth of 11 in the Aug. 24 G1 Prix Jean Romanet at
Deauville, she then ran sixth in the Sept. 19 G3 La
Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte, third in the Oct. 14 G3 Prix
Andre Baboin at Lyon-Parilly, and was a last-out fifth in
the Oct. 30 Prix de Flore at Saint-Cloud. The grey was
well away to occupy a forward berth in third for most
of this one. Nudged along on the home turn, she came
under further pressure in early stretch and kept on
resolutely in the closing stages to deny Peut Etre
nearing the line for a career high.
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NEWS TODAY
GAINESWAY UNVEILS 2015 FEES &
BREEDSECURE PLAN
Gainesway Farm announced their 2015 stud roster
and fees highlighted by America=s leading sire Tapit,
who will stand for $300,000, as previously revealed.
The farm is also introducing a BreedSecure program,
similar to the one pioneered by Spendthrift Farm, for To
Honor and Serve (Bernardini) and Hat Trick (Jpn)
(Sunday Silence). The only difference from Spendthrift=s
program is if the breeder=s sales weanling or yearling
does not sell for the stud fee then no money is owed.
AThe November breeding stock sales have been very
strong, however, the stallion market remains very
competitive,@ said Gainesway=s Michael Hernon. AAs
such, we have adapted our own version of a
BreedSecure program for two of our stallions and are
offering a unique breeding arrangement for Birdstone.
With Gainesway=s BreedSecure, the first money, equal
to the BreedSecure stud fee, goes to the breeder. For
example, if you breed to To Honor and Serve, with our
BreedSecure program, the first $20,000 goes to the
breeder. In the case of Hat Trick, the first $15,000,
which is the BreedSecure stud fee, goes to the
breeder.@ Cont. p20
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/12/14 • PAGE 20 of 21 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Gainesway Unveils 2015 Fees & BreedSecure Plan cont.
Hernon continued, AOur stallions have enjoyed an
exceptional year on the track and in the sales ring.
When 50% of your stallions with progeny have
Breeder=s Cup winners, it makes you feel good for the
fellow breeders who have supported the program. We
are committed to offering breeders exceptional value
for their breeding dollar.@
GAINESWAY FARM
2015 Stud Fees
Stallion
**Tapit (Pulpit)
Tapizar (Tapit)
Afleet Alex (Northern Afleet)
Birdstone (Grindstone)
Afleet Express (Afleet Alex)
BreedSecure Stallions
To Honor and Serve (Bernardini)
Hat Trick (Jpn) (Sunday Silence)
Stud Fee
$300,000
$15,000
$12,500
$5,000
$2,500
$20,000
$10,000
*All fees are live foal stands and nurses.
**Book Full
KENTUCKY HOMECOMING FOR MR. SIDNEY
By Kelsey Riley
Grade I winner Mr. Sidney (Storm Cat--Tomisue=s
Delight, by A.P. Indy) has relocated to Walmac Farm in
Kentucky for the 2015 breeding season after standing
his first five seasons at Alec Head=s Haras du Quesnay
in France, and Head was on hand yesterday at Walmac
to introduce breeders to the strapping bay.
Bred in Kentucky by Hilbert Thoroughbreds, Mr.
Sidney is out of the dual Grade I winner Tomisue=s
Delight, herself a
daughter of dual
Grade I winner
Prospectors Delite
(Mr. Prospector), and
a full-sister to Horse
of the Year Mineshaft
and stakes winner
Rock Slide. Tomisue=s
Delight is also a half
to Group 3 winner
Mr. Sidney at Walmac Farm yesterday Monashee Mountain
Lucas Marquardt
(Danzig) and stakes
winner Delta Music
(Dixieland Band). Mr. Sidney was a $3.9 million
Keeneland September purchase in 2005 by John
Kimmel as agent for Lee Einsidler=s Circle E Racing.
Trained by Bill Mott, Mr. Sidney recorded five wins
from 13 starts, highlighted by a victory in the
GI Maker=s Mark Mile in 2009. He also won that year=s
GII Firecracker H. and was third in the GI Shadwell Turf
Mile.
Mr. Sidney--who will stand for $6,500 next year--has
sired 42 named foals and 10 winners, with his first
crop being 3-year-olds this year. Head noted that Mr.
Sidney proved a difficult sell in France, however, and he
covered just 15 mares this year. Head attributed the
horse=s limited popularity to the drug perception with
American horses.
AThere is this reputation in America with drugs, so
when you bring a horse from America, the French
breeders says, >It must have been on drugs,= so they
will not use the horse,@ Head explained. ASo I couldn=t
keep him on my stud. This year he bred 15 mares--this
is hopeless.@
The 90-year-old Head is no stranger to identifying top
stallion prospects and developing them, having been
involved in the distinguished careers of such luminaries
as Nureyev, Miswaki, Bering, Arctic Tern, Riverman and
Lyphard. Head noted that he has supported Mr. Sidney
in France, and is likely to relocate some of the sire=s
more promising stock to race in the U.S. next year.
AI bred some nice mares to him and we have some
nice 2-year-olds by him, but I thought his place was in
the States, so that=s why we brought him back,@ Head
said. AI loved his pedigree and I loved the horse. I
thought he would be quite popular, and it didn=t work
out that way. You make mistakes sometimes, but you
have to try.@ Cont. p21
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/12/14 • PAGE 21 of 21 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Kentucky Homecoming for Mr. Sidney cont.
Just days after Mr. Sidney=s arrival at Walmac was
announced, Head noted that he is attracting interest
from breeders.
AI think people have accepted him,@ he said. AIt=s a
little early--it was only two days ago it was in the press
the horse had
arrived. But people
seem to be quite
interested, and I
think they should
be.@
Asked about the
challenges facing
the U.S. industry
with regards to
raceday
medication, Head
said, AI think
they=re going to
Alec Head and Mr. Sidney
have a hard time
Kelsey Riley
[getting rid of
raceday medication]. In France, we have one racing
organization. In the U.S., every state is different, so it
makes it very difficult. If one state takes a rule and
another doesn=t take it, they=ll be in trouble, so no one
dares to do anything. That=s the problem.@
He continued, AOf course I=m against drugs. I don=t
think it=s a good idea. We race in France without any
drugs and our horses run pretty good. When they come
to the States they do very well.@
One such example of French success on U.S. soil
was this year=s GI Breeders= Cup Mile, where G1 Poule
d=Essai des Poulains winner Karakontie (Jpn) (Bernstein)
held off a fast-finishing Anodin (Ire) (Anabaa) to post a
French-trained exacta. Anodin is trained by Head=s son,
Freddy Head, and the full-brother to Goldikova (Ire) will
enter stud at Haras du Quesnay next year.
AIt=s wonderful, especially because he=s a son of
Anabaa, who has been so good to me,@ Head noted of
the horse he recuperated from physical problems and
campaigned to victories in the G1 July Cup and G1 Prix
Maurice de Gheest with his daughter, Criquette HeadMaarek, the trainer. AIt=s a wonderful story, Anabaa=s
story. It=s a dream. Like Treve=s story; it=s a dream
come true.@
Head noted that the Quesnay-bred Treve (Fr)
(Motivator {GB}), who under Head-Maarek=s tutelage
last month became the most recent horse to win the
G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe twice, is enjoying a winter
holiday at Quesnay and is Agetting ready to win her
third Arc.@
AIt=s lucky we have in this business nice days like
that, because we run into a lot of problems other days,
but people don=t know about those,@ Head remarked.
With the talented, handsome and well-bred Mr.
Sidney ready to embark on his U.S. sire career, it
wouldn=t be a huge stretch of the imagination to think
that Head could have more nice days ahead.
AROUND THE WORLD
Yesterday=s Results:
8th-GPW, $36,800, Alw, NW1X, 3yo/up, f/m,
1 1/16mT, 1:44 3/5, fm.
WAIT NO MORE (f, 3, Medaglia d=Oro--Wait a While
{Ch. 3yo Filly, MGISW, $2,181,917}, by Maria's Mon),
a half-sister to the star-crossed J “TDN Rising Star”
J Zaikov (Distorted Humor), was a wide third when
unveiled over five panels at Gulfstream Park Sept. 14.
Favored in her second career appearance at 7-5, the
sophomore got the job done over this course going
7 1/2 furlongs Oct. 10. Sent off at 4-1 for this first
start beyond a mile, the gray posted splits of :23.86
and :48.92 and was still going strong after three
quarters in 1:13.67 despite the constant presence of
Jester and Me (Zanjero) to her outside. Wait No More
was roused in the stretch and held off the closing
Workerbee (Purim) by 3/4 of a length at the line. Jester
and Me finished fourth. Out of champion 3-year-old filly
and triple Grade I winner Wait a While (Maria=s Mon),
Wait No More is the second foal of her dam after twofor-two Zaikov, who died after a training accident at
Belmont last month. Wait A While foaled a colt by
Smart Strike in 2013 and a full-brother to Zaikov this
year. Sales history: $1,575,000 yrl '12 FTSAUG.
Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $49,400. Click for the
brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-Arindel Farm. B-Arindel Farm LLC (FL). T-Martin D
Wolfson.
6th-GPW, $36,400, Msw, 2yo, f, 7 1/2fT, 1:32 3/5, gd.
L. A. STYLE (f, 2, Scat Daddy--L. A. Devine, by Pulpit),
sixth at first asking behind undefeated Rags to Riches
S. winner West Coast Belle (Tapit) sprinting at
Monmouth Park Sept. 13, improved to fourth going a
mile over the Meadowlands sod Oct. 10. She fired a
warning shot with a four-panel bullet in :48 3/5--bestof-27 at the distance--Nov. 5 and was a 12-1 chance in
this shorter turf affair. The dark bay secured a hedge
trip and tracked the leaders in fifth through an even
opening quarter. She improved to third after the half
mile and, asked for more leaving the bend, angled three
wide into the lane to sprint clear and win by
3 1/4 lengths over Medillitta d=Oro (Medaglia d=Oro). L.
A. Style is the first foal from her dam who produced a
Pioneerof the Nile colt in 2013 and a Tizway filly this
term. Sales history: $29,000 RNA yrl '13 FTKOCT.
Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, $23,550. Click for the
brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O/B-Whisper Hill Farm LLC (KY). T-Timothy A Hills.
Did You Know?...
The Big Beast (Yes It=s True)
was tabbed as a
J “TDN Rising Star” J
Visit the TDN Rising Stars section on our
website!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Maryland Jockey Club to Race 149 Days in 2015:
The Maryland Racing Commission approved an
agreement by the Maryland Jockey Club, Maryland
Thoroughbred Horsemen=s Association and Maryland
Horse Breeders= Association yesterday to conduct
149 days of racing at Laurel Park and Pimlico Race
Course in 2015. Pimlico will host the spring season and
Laurel will hold the winter, fall and summer meets. It
will be the first summer meet at Laurel since 2010.
Laurel=s 2015 stakes schedule, highlighted by the GII
Barbara Fritchie H. Feb. 14 and GIII General George H.
Feb. 16, was also approved by the Maryland Racing
Commission. The Timonium State Fair meet will held
after the 11-day Laurel summer meet, which runs from
Aug. 1 to Aug. 23.
Yesterday=s Results:
8th-PRX, $48,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($25,000), NW2X,
3yo/up, 1m70y, 1:43 4/5, ft.
CLASSIC GIACNROLL (g, 3, Giacomo--Classic Woman
{SW}, by Storm Bird), fourth behind Tapiture (Tapit) in
the GII West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Aug. 2,
completed the exacta behind MGSW Protonico (Giant=s
Causeway) in the GIII Smarty Jones S. over track and
trip Sept. 1. A one-paced eighth in GI Breeders= Cup
Classic hero Bayern (Offlee Wild)=s GII Pennsylvania
Derby over nine panels when last seen Sept 20, was
favored at 4-5 to return to winning ways with this drop
in class. The bay bumped with a rival to his inside into
the first turn, but recovered to scrape the paint tucked
in behind the leading group. He tugged his way into
third and reached contention leaving the far turn. Given
several reminders, Classic Giacnroll edged away to win
by a length over second choice Cousin Stephen (Proud
Citizen). Sales history: MGSP, $12,000 yrl '12
FTMOCT; $27,000 2yo >13 FTMMAY. Lifetime Record:
MGSP, 14-3-4-2, $280,400. Click for the brisnet.com
chart or VIDEO.
O-Joseph E Besecker & Lisa Guerrero. B-Dermot Joyce
(KY). T-Lisa Guerrero.
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Yesterday=s Results:
LEA COUNTY SPRINT S., $55,000, ZIA, 11-11,
3yo/up, 5 1/2f, 1:02 2/5, ft.
1--WINE POLICE, 123, g, 6, Speightstown--Deputy
Cures Blues (MSW, $405,893), by War Deputy.
($190,000 yrl '09 KEESEP). O-J Kirk & Judy Robison;
B-John & Martha Jane Mulholland (KY); T-Henry
Dominguez; J-Enrique Portillo Gomez. $34,100.
Lifetime Record: GISP, 21-7-3-3, $475,607.
2--Unfettered, 117, c, 4, Rockport Harbor--New York
Jessica, by Phone Trick. ($13,000 yrl '11 OBSAUG;
$30,000 2yo >12 OBSAPR). O-Solitaire Stable.
$12,100.
3--Watch Me Go, 119, h, 6, West Acre--Sabbath Song,
by Deputy Minister. O-MCM Racing LLC. $5,500.
Margins: HF, 3/4, 2 3/4. Odds: 1.20, 6.20, 2.80.
Wine Police, second in the GIII Los Angeles S. at
Santa Anita this May, ran third in the all-weather Green
Flash H. at Del Mar
Aug. 13 in his last start
for trainer Peter Miller.
The chestnut returned a
winner in his first start
for current trainer Henry
Dominguez in the Premier
Cup H. over a muddy
strip here Sept. 7 and
was exiting the
Remington Park Sprint
Wine Police
Cup S. where he finished
Coady Photography
ninth behind GSW and
GI Breeders= Cup Sprint participant Mico Margarita (Run
Away and Hide) at Remington Sept. 28. Wine Police
stalked the pacesetters one off the rail through a
testing opening quarter before edging within striking
distance five wide leaving the bend. The 6-year-old hit
the front by midstretch and outbattled a game
Unfettered for the score. Click for the brisnet.com chart
or VIDEO.
Bred, Raised & Sold by Mulholland Springs
5th-ZIA, $24,085, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:04 3/5, ft.
+IN FOR THE MONEY (c, 2, Eskendereya--Im a Dixie
Girl {MSW & GSP, $167,320}, by Dixie Union), an
11-1 shot in this first trip to the post, got the jump on
the field and raced one off the rail through a solid
opening quarter. Hard-pressed to his outside turning for
home, the bay shrugged off that rival and skipped away
down the lane for a 3 1/4-length tally. Cowboy
Academy (Canadian Frontier) was the runner-up. In for
the Money was the sixth winner for his freshman sire
(by Giant=s Causeway). I=m a Dixie Girl produced a fullbrother to In for the Money last year. Sales history:
$125,000 yrl '13 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,
$14,400. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-J Kirk & Judy Robison. B-Elkstone Group LLC (PA).
T-Henry Dominguez.
IN PERU:
Good Shine, g, 6, Sharp Humor--Brazen Brass, by
Grindstone. Monterrico, 11-9, Clasico Asoc. Nac.
Criadores Y Proprietarios de Caballos de Paso-Listed,
1000mT. B-Kerry, Steve and Doug Cauthen & Tony
Lacy (KY). *Ch. Sprinter-Per, MGSW-Per. **$9,500
RNA wnlg >08 KEENOV.
IN SINGAPORE:
California Eagle, g, 4, Whywhywhy--Japon (GB), by
Alzao. Kranji, 11-9, Hcp. ($46k), 1100m (AWT),
1:05.49. B-Fab Oak Farm (KY). *$1,700 wnlg >10
KEENOV.
IN SOUTH KOREA:
Bear Queen Trophy, f, 2, Exchange Rate--Bear West,
by Gone West. Seoul, 11-8, Cond. ($46k), 1200m.
B-Richard D Maynard (KY). *Produced by a half-sister
to Chief Bearhart, the $60,000 FTKOCT yearling
purchase won by eight lengths as a money-back
proposition to remain perfect in two starts.
Klozing, g, 2, Private Vow--Harbor Chief, by Boston
Harbor. Seoul, 11-9, Cond. ($57k), 1400m. B-B & B
Bloodstock Inc & Marty Hughes (LA).
Super Plex, f, 2, Put It Back--Keri=s Snowman, by
Frosty the Snowman. Seoul, 11-8, Cond. ($46k),
1000m. B-Bridlewood Farm (FL). *1/2 to Atlantic
Frost (Stormy Atlantic), MSW, $201,930; Snow Lass
(Stormy Atlantic), SW; and Wild About Chrome
(Indian Ocean), SW.
Kwaesok Jilpung, g, 2, With Distinction--Eva=s Way, by
Dixie Union. Seoul, 11-9, Cond. ($46k), 1200m.
B-Buddy Jones (FL).
Zentenary, g, 3, First Defence--Celestic, by Sky
Classic. Seoul, 11-9, Hcp. ($72k), 1400m. B-Darrell
& Lendy Brown (KY). *1/2 to Hope=n=charity
(Smart Strike), SW-Eng; and Celestic Night
(Vindication), MSW, $198,043.
ROOKIES
First-crop starters to watch: Wednesday, November 12
Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2011 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/
BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)
CONCORD POINT (Tapit), Hill ‘n’ Dale, $8K, 46/8/1
6-RP, Msw, 1m, High Price Hit, 9-2
JUSTENUFFHUMOR (Distorted Humor), McMahon of Saratoga NY, $3K, 28/1/0
9-AQU, Msw, 1 1/16mT, Skip the Jokes, $4K KEE SEP yrl, 30-1
MCMAHON OF SARATOGA THOROUGHBREDS
2015 Stud Fees
Stallion
Catienus (Storm Cat)
Central Banker (Speightstown)
Here Comes Ben (Street Cry {Ire})
Justenuffhumor (Distorted Humor)
Teuflesberg (Johannesburg)
The Cliff’s Edge (Gulch)
Stud Fee
$2,000
$7,500
$7,500
$2,500
$5,000
$2,500
TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 11/12/14 • PAGE 3 of 4 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Yesterday=s Result:
First Stakes Winner for Freshman Sire
CRITERIUM DU LANGUEDOC - PRIX BERNARD DE
MARMIESSE-Listed, i55,000, TOU, 11-11, 2yo, 8fT,
1:40.50, gd/sf.
1--#CORNWALLVILLE (IRE), 123, c, 2, by Makfi (GB)
1st Dam: Morinqua (Ire) (SW-Eng, $109,195),
by Cadeaux Genereux (GB)
2nd Dam: Victoria Regia (Ire), by Lomond
3rd Dam: Will of Victory (Ire), by Dancer=s Image
(i17,500 RNA wnlg >12 GOFNOV). O-Pearl
Bloodstock Ltd; B-Corrin Stud & Blackwater
Bloodstock Ltd (Ire); T-Francis-Henri Graffard;
J-Maxime Guyon. i27,500. Lifetime Record:
14 starts, 5 wins, 5 places, i104,085. *1st stakes
winner for freshman sire (by Dubawi {Ire})
2--Il Segreto (Fr), 123, c, 2, Turtle Bowl (Ire)--Camille=s
Secret (Fr), by Oasis Dream (GB). (i43,000 yrl >13
ARQOCT). O-Manuel Garcia de la Calera. i11,000.
Purchased by MAB Agency (M-A Berghgracht)
3--La Corniche (Fr), 120, f, 2, Naaqoos (GB)-Mademoisellechichi (Fr), by Chichicastenango (Fr).
(i40,000 yrl >13 OSASEP). O-Philippe Augier, JeanClaude Rouget & Ecurie Jean-Louis Tepper. i8,250.
Margins: 3/4, 3/4, 3/4. Odds: 6.20, 8.60, 3.30.
Also Ran: Leader Writer (Fr), Sir Andrew (Fr).
Cornwallville=s busy freshman campaign has included
a pair of British starts, a brace of claiming scores and
five prior attempts at black-type. His year began in the
care of Stan Moore before transferring to David Windrif
mid-term, and his four latest starts have been under the
tutelage of Francis-Henri Graffard. The chestnut hit the
board in the Oct. 6 Listed Prix Herod at Chantilly in his
penultimate outing, and lined up for this coming off a
seventh, a shade under six lengths adrift of subsequent
G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud victor Epicuris (GB) (Rail
Link {GB}), in the Oct. 19 G3 Prix de Conde at
Longchamp. Steadied in fourth from the break, he made
swift progress rounding the home turn to lead into the
straight and was ridden out inside the final furlong to
comfortably hold Il Segreto for a personal best.
Click for the Equidia VIDEO.
GRAEME HALL, STRATFORD HILL TO SAUDI ARABIA
Graeme Hall (Dehere--Win Crafty Lady, by Crafty
Prospector), who was purchased for $100,000 at
Keeneland November last week by Chad Schumer, has
been sold to stand in Saudi Arabia in a deal brokered by
Schumer Bloodstock. The sire of this year=s GII Indiana
Derby winner East Hall previously stood at Winding
Oaks Farm in Florida.
He is the sire of 22 black-type winners, which also
include GII Oaklawn H. winner Duke of Mischief;
GII Adirondack S. winner Designer Legs; and Grade III
winners Graeme Six, Hurricane Ike, Joes Blazing Aaron,
Tamarind Hall and Who=s Up.
Joining Graeme Hall in Saudia Arabia will be his close
relative Stratford Hill (A.P. Indy--Harmony Lodge, by
Hennessy), who cost Schumer $110,000 at Keeneland.
Stratford Hill, another former Winding Oaks resident,
won the GIII Shakertown S. in 2011 and is out of
Graeme Hall=s sister, Grade I winner Harmony Lodge.
Stratford Hill=s first foals were born this year.
EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS
IN HONG KONG:
Beauty Only (Ire), g, 3, Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)-Goldendale (Ire), by Ali-Royal (Ire). Sha Tin, 11-9, Hcp.
($193k), 1600mT, 1:34.34. *Formerly Gentleman Only
(Ire). **GSW-Ity. ***Trained in Italy by Stefano Botti,
Beauty Only dropped his San Siro debut when sent off
at odds-on, but hasn=t failed to greet the judge since.
Winner of his final three Italian appearances, including a
four-length success in the
G3 Premio Guido
Berardelli last November,
he took on Class 3 foes
over 1600 meters, and
though he was at the
upper end of the ratings
band, belied top weight
of 133 pounds to score
by 1 3/4 lengths.
Beauty Only
SCMP
Stepping up here as the
even-money favorite, Beauty Only looked to hop at the
start, then settled just ahead of midfield while hugging
the fence. Neil Callan rode his horse for luck into the
stretch and was momentarily bottled up nearing the
300-meter mark. Snatched off heels, Beauty Only
wanted to have a look around, but responded in the
final half-furlong and clawed back Flame Hero (NZ)
(Savabeel {Aus}), with Tableaux (Giant=s Causeway)
another half-length back in third. VIDEO.
IN AUSTRALIA:
Le Roi (Ger), h, 6, Areion (Ger)--Limaga (GB), by
Lagunas (GB). Flemington, 11-8, Queen Elizabeth S.G3 (A$300k), 2600mT, 2:43.13. B-Frau M Haller.
*Full to Limario (Ger), Hwt. 2yo Colt-Ger, Hwt. 3yoGer at 9.5-11f, MGSW-Ger, $187,087. **1/2 to
Limatus (Ger) (Law Society), SW-Ger & Fr,
$103,434. **i4,000 RNA yrl >10 BBAOCT.
Plutorius (Ire), g, 6, Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)-Almaaseh (Ire), by Dancing Brave. Randwick, 11-8,
Hcp. (A$85k), 1800mT. B-P E Banahan. *3/4 to
Military Attack (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}), Horse of the Year
& Ch. Middle Distance Horse-HK, G1SW-HK & Sin,
$5,709,278; half to Almaty (Ire) (Dancing Dissident),
Hwt. 3yo-Ire at 5-7f, GSW-Eng & Ire, $172,077.
**i67,000 yrl >10 GOFSPT.
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B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N
AMERICA
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
7th-PRX, $46,000, NW1X, 3yo/up, 7f, 1:24, ft.
MALIBU DEPUTY (g, 3, Malibu Moon--Promoted
Deputy, by Deputy Minister) Lifetime Record: 9-5-1-1,
$91,149. O-Nicholas Cammarano Jr. B-Mercedes
Stables LLC (KY). T-Guadalupe Preciado.
9th-GPW, $35,000, NW1X, (S), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:12,
ft.
LIBBY'SLUCKYCHARM (f, 3, Benny the Bull--Look
Closely, by Silver Charm) Lifetime Record: 8-3-1-1,
$71,628. O-Peace Sign Stables & Love Unlimited
Thoroughbreds LLC. B-Greg James (FL). T-Bobby S
Dibona. *$40,000 2yo >13 OBSJUN.
7th-ZIA, $31,170, Opt. Clm. ($12,500), C, 3yo/up,
1m, 1:37 3/5, ft.
REAL HEAT (g, 4, Unusual Heat--Chi Chi Nette, by Ole')
Lifetime Record: 19-4-2-2, $126,599. O-Class Racing
Stable. B-Madeline Auerbach & Barry Abrams (CA).
T-Bart G Hone. *$100,000 yrl '11 BESOCT. **Full to
Mensa Heat, MSW & MGSP, $544,838.
9th-ZIA, $29,000, NW2X, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:37, ft.
TAP THE ADMIRAL (g, 4, Mizzen Mast--Eliza's Time
{Ire}, by Barathea {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 20-7-1-3,
$93,330. O-Bobby W Black & Richard O Rothwell.
B-Epona Equine LLC (KY). T-Jon G Arnett. *$73,000
RNA 2yo >12 FTMMAY.
8th-FLX, $20,400, NW3BX, (S), 3yo/up, 1m70y, 1:43,
ft.
MORE ZEN TEA (g, 6, Roaring Fever--Lady Di Huntley,
by Shuailaan) Lifetime Record: 23-7-8-2, $157,324.
O/T-M Anthony Ferraro. B-Adam Madkour (NY). *$13
wnlg '08 NYBOCT. **Full to Spa City Fever, SW,
$595,148; and Spa City Princess, MSW & MGSP,
$251,309.
B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N
EUROPE
CONDITIONS RESULTS:
1st-TOU, i27,000, 3yo, 10 1/2fT, 2:12.61, gd/sf.
TRADIGRAPHIE (FR) (f, 3, Mr. Sidney--Mytographie {Fr}
{SW-Fr}, by Anabaa) Lifetime Record: 8 starts, 3 wins,
3 places, i37,500. O-Henri Leize. B-Haras du Quesnay
(Fr). T-Charles Gourdain. *i22,000 yrl >12 ARQAUG.
**1/2 to Mutin (Fr) (Kentucky Dynamite), SW-Fr,
$135,870.
4th-MAC, i17,000, 3yo, 11f 165yT, 2:41.28, gd/sf.
CHAOTIC CARNIVAL (GB) (g, 3, Montjeu {Ire}--Remote
Romance, by Irish River {Fr}) Lifetime Record: 8 starts,
2 wins, 3 places, i21,100. O/B-Niarchos Family (GB).
T-Dominique Sepulchre. *3/4 to Saddex (GB) (Sadler=s
Wells), Hwt. Older Horse-Ity at 9.5-11f, G1SW-Ger &
Ity, GSW & G1SP-Fr, $824,074.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Cella Bere (Fr), f, 2, Della Francesca--Particuliere (GB),
by Spectrum (Ire). NIM, 11-11, 9 1/2fT, 2:02.88.
B-SNC Regnier & San Gabriel Investments Inc (Fr).
*i18,000 yrl >13 ARQOCT.
Wizard Wolf (Fr), c, 2, Lord of England (Ger)-Wadayama (Ger), by Surumu (Ger). STR, 11-11,
10fT, 2:29.38. O-Gestut Eulenberger Hof (Fr).
*i16,000 yrl >13 BBAAUG; i22,000 2yo >14
BBAMAY.
Changeling (Ity), f, 2, Mujahid--Brumeux (Ire), by
Machiavellian. CAP, 11-11, 7.5fT, 1:33.07, sf. B-Soc
Agr All Deni (Ity).
Solar Moon (GB), f, 3, Pivotal (GB)--Dubai Sunrise, by
Seeking the Gold. TOU, 11-11, 8fT, 1:38.80. BDarley (GB).
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Baby Vamp, f, 2, Southwestern Heat--Lullabytime, by
Unbridled Time. ZIA, 11-11, (S), 6 1/2f, 1:19 1/5.
B-Fred Alexander (NM). *$15,000 yrl '13 RUIAUG.
**6th winner for freshman sire (by Gone West).
***SP.
Proud Ruben, g, 3, Proud Irish--Catch the Lady, by
Danzatore. ZIA, 11-10, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:05 1/5. B-Tricar
Stables Inc (NM).
• ON THE WORKTAB •
PARX
Favorite Tale (Tale of the Cat), 3f, :35.00, 1/12
SANTA ANITA PARK
Ocho Ocho Ocho (Street Sense), 5f, 1:01.60, 21/43
NYRA/Coglianese
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